Screening Stephen King : Adaptation and the Horror Genre in Film and Television /
Brown, Simon
Screening Stephen King : Adaptation and the Horror Genre in Film and Television / Simon Brown. - 1 online resource (226 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Mainstream Horror and Brand Stephen King -- Chapter 2 . Stephen King from Vietnam to Reagan: The Early Adaptations and the Establishment of Brand Stephen King on the Screen -- Chapter 3. The Mainstream Adaptations, 1986–2007 86 -- Chapter 4 . Stephen King as Low-Budget and Straight-to-DVD Horror -- Chapter 5. Stephen King as TV Horror -- Conclusion. The Future Is Also History: The Contemporary Evolution of Brand Stephen King -- Selected TV and Filmography -- References -- Index
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Since the 1970s, the name Stephen King has been synonymous with horror. His vast number of books has spawned a similar number of feature films and TV shows, and together they offer a rich opportunity to consider how one writer’s work has been adapted over a long period within a single genre and across a variety of media—and what that can tell us about King, about adaptation, and about film and TV horror. Starting from the premise that King has transcended ideas of authorship to become his own literary, cinematic, and televisual brand, Screening Stephen King explores the impact and legacy of over forty years of King film and television adaptations. Simon Brown first examines the reasons for King’s literary success and then, starting with Brian De Palma’s Carrie, explores how King’s themes and style have been adapted for the big and small screens. He looks at mainstream multiplex horror adaptations from Cujo to Cell, low-budget DVD horror films such as The Mangler and Children of the Corn franchises, non-horror films, including Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption, and TV works from Salem’s Lot to Under the Dome. Through this discussion, Brown identifies what a Stephen King film or series is or has been, how these works have influenced film and TV horror, and what these influences reveal about the shifting preoccupations and industrial contexts of the post-1960s horror genre in film and TV.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781477314937
10.7560/314913 doi
2017037706
American fiction--Film adaptations--20th century.
American fiction--Film adaptations.--20th century
American fiction.
Horror films--History and criticism--United States.
Horror films--History and criticism.--United States
Horror films.
Horror television programs--History and criticism--United States.
Horror television programs--History and criticism.--United States
Horror television programs.
Motion pictures--History and criticism--United States.
Motion pictures--United States.
Motion pictures--History and criticism.--United States
PERFORMING ARTS / General.
PS3561.I483 / Z6223 2018
813/.54
Screening Stephen King : Adaptation and the Horror Genre in Film and Television / Simon Brown. - 1 online resource (226 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Mainstream Horror and Brand Stephen King -- Chapter 2 . Stephen King from Vietnam to Reagan: The Early Adaptations and the Establishment of Brand Stephen King on the Screen -- Chapter 3. The Mainstream Adaptations, 1986–2007 86 -- Chapter 4 . Stephen King as Low-Budget and Straight-to-DVD Horror -- Chapter 5. Stephen King as TV Horror -- Conclusion. The Future Is Also History: The Contemporary Evolution of Brand Stephen King -- Selected TV and Filmography -- References -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Since the 1970s, the name Stephen King has been synonymous with horror. His vast number of books has spawned a similar number of feature films and TV shows, and together they offer a rich opportunity to consider how one writer’s work has been adapted over a long period within a single genre and across a variety of media—and what that can tell us about King, about adaptation, and about film and TV horror. Starting from the premise that King has transcended ideas of authorship to become his own literary, cinematic, and televisual brand, Screening Stephen King explores the impact and legacy of over forty years of King film and television adaptations. Simon Brown first examines the reasons for King’s literary success and then, starting with Brian De Palma’s Carrie, explores how King’s themes and style have been adapted for the big and small screens. He looks at mainstream multiplex horror adaptations from Cujo to Cell, low-budget DVD horror films such as The Mangler and Children of the Corn franchises, non-horror films, including Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption, and TV works from Salem’s Lot to Under the Dome. Through this discussion, Brown identifies what a Stephen King film or series is or has been, how these works have influenced film and TV horror, and what these influences reveal about the shifting preoccupations and industrial contexts of the post-1960s horror genre in film and TV.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781477314937
10.7560/314913 doi
2017037706
American fiction--Film adaptations--20th century.
American fiction--Film adaptations.--20th century
American fiction.
Horror films--History and criticism--United States.
Horror films--History and criticism.--United States
Horror films.
Horror television programs--History and criticism--United States.
Horror television programs--History and criticism.--United States
Horror television programs.
Motion pictures--History and criticism--United States.
Motion pictures--United States.
Motion pictures--History and criticism.--United States
PERFORMING ARTS / General.
PS3561.I483 / Z6223 2018
813/.54